Hall of Fame Voter Who Didn't Vote for Derek Jeter Officially Declines to Make Ballot Public
By Adam Weinrib
Well, that's the end of that saga for Mr. Publicity!
The Baseball Writers Association of America chose to release the Hall of Fame ballots pre-selected for reveal on Tuesday morning, putting faces to names for the clamoring baseball public.
Not among them? The one, singular ballot that deemed Derek Jeter not to be Hall of Fame-worthy. Whoever that voter was opted to keep the controversial vote private, sealed away forever in the Hall's vault.
The Jeter non-voter was among the 83 that chose not to make their ballot public. https://t.co/eN9tIoEyq1
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) February 4, 2020
So, if you didn't want recognition... why did you do it, sir or madam?
If a name had been released along with the anti-Jeter ballot (because, let's face it, that's what it was), the internet mob would've followed -- but we also would've been able to construct some reasoning behind the decision. Perhaps it was a noble voter, believing the ballot contained 11 worthy names, including Jeter, acting out of charity for someone who would've been otherwise scorned? If that was the case, the person...probably should've claimed responsibility, and explained themselves.
Nearly 80% of BBWAA HOF voters have chosen to make their ballots public on BBWAA dot com, though it appears the total will be down by a few percent versus last year.
— Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs) February 4, 2020
Derek Jeter's box was checked on all of the public ballots.
We'll have more for you throughout the day. https://t.co/SHKQM3hpk8
Now, still shrouded in secrecy, we have no choice left but to assume they did this for the wrong reasons.